Word Study · Strong's H41 · Hebrew
אֲבִינָדָב
Abinadab
ab-ee-naw-dawb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼĂbîynâdâb
“Abinadab, the name of four Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Abinadab, the name of four Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Abinadab.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- אֲבִינָדָ֖ב3
- אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב3
- אֲבִינָדָ֛ב2
- אֲבִֽינָדָב֙1
- אֲבִֽינָדָ֖ב1
- אֲבִינָדָ֑ב1
- וַאֲבִינָדָב֙1
How it is rendered · 3
- Abinadab10
- [was] Abinadab1
- and Abinadab1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)11
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
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- HNpm · 11
- HC/Npm · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 7:1אֲבִינָדָ֖בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.here: Abinadab
- 1 Samuel 16:8אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”here: Abinadab
- 1 Samuel 17:13אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.here: [was] Abinadab
- 1 Samuel 31:2אֲבִינָדָ֛בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.here: Abinadab
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 6:3אֲבִינָדָ֖בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,here: Abinadab
- 2 Samuel 6:3אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart,here: Abinadab
- 2 Samuel 6:4אֲבִֽינָדָב֙ʾavinadavproper noun (a name)bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.here: Abinadab
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:13וַאֲבִינָדָב֙vaavinadavconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,here: and Abinadab
- 1 Chronicles 8:33אֲבִֽינָדָ֖בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.here: Abinadab
- 1 Chronicles 9:39אֲבִינָדָ֖בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.here: Abinadab
- 1 Chronicles 10:2אֲבִינָדָ֛בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.here: Abinadab
- 1 Chronicles 13:7אֲבִינָדָ֑בʾavinadavproper noun (a name)So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart.here: Abinadab